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- catalog abstract ""Dark Age recounts the turbulent political career of the late Jean-Bedel Bokassa, flamboyant president-for-life and later emperor of the Central African Republic/Empire. Brian Titley examines the myths and legends surrounding the man, probes their origins and veracity, and attempts to provide a more balanced perspective on this controversial and misunderstood figure." "Following a lengthy career in the French army, Bokassa seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966. His excesses soon became legendary: he was accused of cannibalism, feeding enemies to lions and crocodiles, and beating schoolchildren to death. Bokassa's tendency for self-aggrandizement culminated in 1977 when he named himself emperor and orchestrated a coronation based on Napoleon's. He was overthrown by French paratroopers in 1979 and went into exile, but returned to his homeland in 1985 to face a sensational trial." "Titley interprets Bokassa's authoritarian and self-aggrandizing style as an attempt to legitimize his regime in a context devoid of indigenous political structures and explores the troubled relations between France and its former colonies. Combining techniques of historical inquiry and investigative journalism, he has produced a fascinating account of a pivotal chapter in contemporary African history."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10349073.
- catalog coverage "Central African Republic Politics and government 1966-1979.".
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description ""Dark Age recounts the turbulent political career of the late Jean-Bedel Bokassa, flamboyant president-for-life and later emperor of the Central African Republic/Empire. Brian Titley examines the myths and legends surrounding the man, probes their origins and veracity, and attempts to provide a more balanced perspective on this controversial and misunderstood figure." "Following a lengthy career in the French army, Bokassa seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966. His excesses soon became legendary: he was accused of cannibalism, feeding enemies to lions and crocodiles, and beating schoolchildren to death. Bokassa's tendency for self-aggrandizement culminated in 1977 when he named himself emperor and orchestrated a coronation based on Napoleon's. He was overthrown by French paratroopers in 1979 and went into exile, but returned to his homeland in 1985 to face a sensational trial." "Titley interprets Bokassa's authoritarian and self-aggrandizing style as an attempt to legitimize his regime in a context devoid of indigenous political structures and explores the troubled relations between France and its former colonies. Combining techniques of historical inquiry and investigative journalism, he has produced a fascinating account of a pivotal chapter in contemporary African history."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-29) and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 257 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0773516026 :".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Central African Republic Politics and government 1966-1979.".
- catalog spatial "Central African Republic".
- catalog subject "967/.4105/092 20".
- catalog subject "Bokassa I, Emperor of the Central African Empire, 1921-1996.".
- catalog subject "DT546.383.B64 T58 1997".
- catalog subject "Dictators Central African Republic Biography.".
- catalog subject "Heads of state Central African Republic Biography.".
- catalog title "Dark age : the political odyssey of Emperor Bokassa / Brian Titley.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".